Microsoft will allow Windows 11 testers a window to switch from the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel to avoid more experimental features.
Microsoft has detailed its plans for Windows 11 testing throughout 2022, after revealing last week that the operating system is getting a bigger than usual update in February with Android apps, taskbar improvements, and much more.
According to The Verge, the software maker has said it plans to experiment more with features for Windows 11 testers to evaluate that may never ship.
"As part of this ongoing evolution, Insiders will see us lean more heavily on the Dev Channel as a place to incubate new ideas, work on long-lead items, and control the states of individual features," explained Amanda Langowski, the lead for the Windows Insider Program.
She added, "In some cases, these concepts will never ship, but by experimenting more, we can better refine experiences, and deliver solutions in Windows that truly empower our customers to achieve more."
Some A/B testing like this before has been seen before, where a subset of Windows Insiders will get access to a feature before Microsoft rolls it out more broadly to testers. In the future though, there could be variations on features that won't be fully documented by Microsoft.